Triangle Farmer’s Market
17th March, 2010 - Posted by katherine - 2 Comments
This is the first of 3 posts about farmer’s markets in Austin. (Check back tomorrow for our review of the Downtown Farmer’s Market!) Some general information about the benefits of buying from farmer’s markets can be found here, but juts a few of the environmental benefits are:
Carsi and I went to the Farmer’s Market at the Triangle last December. The Triangle Farmer’s Market takes place each Wednesday. Neither of us had been before, and we wanted to check it out and eventually get to all 3 farmer’s markets in Austin and compare them. I ended up buying some green bell peppers and 2 tacos. There were probably about 10-15 stands, and there wasn’t much to choose from – it was a little disappointing. But the lack of stands was probably in large part due to the time of year and the low temperatures. I’d like to check it out again now that it’s warmer and see if it’s any bigger.
If it’s on the way home from work and you need some veggies and aren’t picky about needing something specific for dinner that night, it’s a nice way to support local farmers!
the row of stands
peppers!
2 Comments
Jen McPherson
March 17th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
I’ve been picking up my CSA share there from Johnson’s backyard each week for the past two months. Seems the number of vendors is growing as the season progresses. I love the meat from Richardson Farms and artisanal butter I can count on each week. Great for those of us who live north and have a hard time making it down to south Austin on a Saturday.
katherine
March 17th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Thanks Jen, Ill have to check it out again now that winter is finally ending!
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